Predatar or
Veeam SureBackup

Yes. Predatar provides an alternative option for Veeam Backup & Replication users with a requirement to validate the recoverability and cleanliness of their backups.

Here’s 3 key differences:

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Veeam SureBackup is built exclusively for Veeam Backup and Replication users. Predatar is a vendor agnostic solution and can be used to validate backups and snapshots made with several other vendor’s backup software and storage products

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Veeam SureBackup validates workloads on-demand. Predatar is an automated ‘always-on’ solutions which validates workloads 24/7 based on pre-defined schedules, and real-time threat intelligence.

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Veeam is designed to validate Virtual Machines. Predatar supports a broader range of workloads including Virtual Machines, File Systems, Databases and Containers.

Veeam SureBackup is only available to Veeam Backup & Replication customers on some subscription plans (see table above for details). Veeam Customers on different plans will need to upgrade their subscription to access SureBackup.

There are also some additional technical requirements which mean that SureBackup may not be compatible with your infrastructure. For example, SureBackup requires on-premise hypervisors and a proxy appliance. It is not suitable for a fully Cloud-based Veeam deployment.

In most instances where SureBackup is not a feasible option, Predatar will be a viable alternative.

For some Veeam customers, SureBackup will be available at no additional cost. If SureBackup is not included in your plan, it’s likely that Predatar will be a more cost-effective option versus upgrading your Veeam plan. However, this will vary depending on the size of backup environment and your current Veeam plan.

Predatar has been proven to perform validation of backup VMs approximately 5x faster than Veeam SureBackup in a controlled lab test.

Yes. With Veeam SureBackup users can use ClamAV, and open-source antivirus engine to scan backups for malware signatures. If known signatures are present ClamAV will raise an alert, even if the malware is in an inactive state.

In addition to ClamAV, Predatar incorporates Trend Micro Vision One. A market-leading, enterprise grade XDR platform. Trend Micro Vision One leverages advanced threat detection methods, AI/ML-driven behavioural analytics, signature-based, heuristic, and telemetry correlation. On average, 500,000 threat definitions are added to Trend Micro’s threat intelligence database every day, significantly increasing the chances of malware detection, including zero-day attacks.

Veeam SureBackup is designed to work only with Veeam Backup & Replication. Predatar is platform agnostic and supports multiple backup vendors including Veeam, Rubrik, Cohesity, IBM Storage Protect, Protect Plus and IBM Defender Data Protect.

SureBackup does not support primary snapshots. Predatar does – it can validate immutable snapshots from IBM FlashSystem (SafeGuarded Copies) and Pure Storage.

SureBackup is limited to Windows and Linux Virtual Machines. Predatar goes further, supporting virtual machines, bare metal servers (Windows, Linux, AIX), and SQL Databases.

SureBackup includes tests such as power-on, heartbeat, ping, boot time, and script-based application checks. Predatar includes those, and adds full XDR scans, automated malware cleansing and quarantining.

SureBackup runs orchestrated tests based on schedules. Predatar automations run 24/7, triggered by schedules or real-time threat intelligence.

SureBackup requires custom scripting via PowerShell to achieve one-way SIEM integration. Predatar includes two-way API integration with QRadar, Splunk and Microsoft Sentinel ‘out of the box’.

SureBackup uses ClamAV, an open-source antivirus engine with basic signature-based scanning and no automation. Predatar uses Trend Micro Vision One, which adds AI, machine learning, heuristic analysis, telemetry correlation and global threat intelligence, all fully automated and enterprise-grade.

Veeam do not publish statistics on this. Predatar however has found malware and ransomware in more than 80% of its customer backup environments that their production security tools missed.